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The finalists in the first annual American Anime Awards have been announced. Over 43,000 fans cast their votes online for their favorite anime and manga titles.The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during the New York Comic Con on Saturday February 24th.The Anime Network will broadcast the awards ceremony and gala in March.

In terms of the number of nominations Full Metal Achemist was the leading anime property, qualifying in five categories (Best Anime Feature, Best Long Series, Best Package Design, Best Cast, and Best Theme Song), while Naruto and FLCL both managed to make it in four categories.

Excluding the individual awards, Viz Media properties managed to snag 14 finalist spots including three out of the five manga, whileFUNimation Productions snared seven finalist positions.